How to cultivate a potted dragon fruit
About the cultivation of potted dragon fruit and sharing dragon fruit planting techniques and tips in the field of green plants and flowers, detailed content will be shared next.
Planting a pot of potted fruit at home is not only beautiful but also delicious. Dragon fruit is a fruit we often eat. If the temperature is suitable, we can also try to plant a potted dragon fruit. The flowers are quite beautiful, and the fruit is delicious, which can clear heat and reduce internal fire. How to plant potted dragon fruit, and how to produce more and larger fruits?
This way of planting potted dragon fruit, a small method, can be planted without seedlings, delicious, easy to grow, and produces many fruits
Dragon fruit belongs to the cactaceae, a climbing succulent shrub that does not have a main root, but many aerial roots on its stems. It can withstand temperatures around zero degrees. For the soil in which dragon fruit is planted, ordinary garden soil can be used, but it is best to use fertile, loose, and well-draining soil, mixed with some decomposed leaf soil and sand. In general, the soil must have good drainage and should not have standing water.
No need to buy seedlings to plant dragon fruit; in fact, just finding some branches can allow you to propagate them yourself. Several of Xiaoya's gardening friends have successfully propagated dragon fruit seedlings and harvested fruit.
Those who have planted dragon fruit often prune its branches. Only one or two branches, that is, lateral branches, need to be planted in moist sandy soil or vermiculite peat soil, and they root easily.
How to cultivate a potted dragon fruit
The pot for planting dragon fruit should be a bit larger, about 30 centimeters in diameter, and must have drainage holes for easy ventilation and drainage. It's best to plant several seedlings in one pot. First, they can support each other, and second, when two or three plants are together, they can cross-pollinate.
Do not water too much during regular watering because it is a cactaceae plant, which is drought-resistant. Keep the soil slightly moist and never overwater, as excessive watering can cause root rot. Therefore, water only when the soil is dry. Also, do not let it accumulate water when it rains.
After the cuttings have taken root, leave only one lateral branch on a dragon fruit seedling. When it grows to about one meter high, you can prune the lateral branch a bit, cutting off a few centimeters to encourage more lateral branches, which will result in more flowers and fruits and a more lush growth. When there are many branches, you can use wooden stakes or other things to build a trellis for it. This way, the branches will continue to grow.